Pyongyang will have to demonstrate clear steps towards denuclearization before any sanctions are eased, US Defense Secretary James Mattis has warned, ahead of highly anticipated US-North Korean leaders’ talks. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gabriel Sherman, special correspondent for Vanity Fair, discusses the history of Fox News as a platform for Republicans, and Donald Trump’s appointment of disgraced Fox News executive Bill Shine as White House deputy chief of staff for communications.

The White House on Friday slammed Iran for its “reckless actions” that it warned pose a “severe threat” to stability in Middle East. The statement came after Iranian forces in Syria were accused by Israel of launching some 20 missiles into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, prompting Israeli strikes against positions held by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) inside Syria.

The first day of the NATO summit has shown that, despite a row within its ranks that needs urgent, diplomatic pacification, the ‘defensive’ alliance is still united and ready to adopt another set of measures aimed against Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com